EJ Podcast #092 with Mike Colter

Below is the next “Scratch the Surface” EJ Podcast. EJ has as his guest today, actor MIKE COLTER.

EJ and Mike ColterMike Colter as Luke Cage for Netflix new series.

Mike Colter is an actor who has been seen on “The Good Wife,” “The Following” and “Million Dollar Baby” and joins EJ for the first time on Scratch the Surface for his first podcast published in the new year.

Ej and Mike talk about:

growing up in South Carolina,

meeting his wife in college,

being a new father,

moving to LA to be an actor and having to do day jobs like telemarketing,

working with Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman,

getting married at City Hall,

getting the flu for his first TV acting gig on Spin City and getting edited out of the show,

gaining 30 lbs. of muscle to play Luke Cage for Netflix new series Marvel’s “Luke Cage” scheduled to premiere in 2016.

auditioning with Krysten Ritter,

his take on Luke Cage, almost not getting the job because he was contracted with another show,